juggins

[ juhg-inz ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural jug·gins·es.

1. a simpleton.

juggins

/ ˈdʒʌɡɪnz /

noun

1. informal.
   a silly person; simpleton

Word History and Origins

Origin of juggins¹

First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of juggins¹

C19: special use of the surname Juggins

Example Sentences

Up-and-coming singer Maddie Juggins feels there is scope for more music to be taught in schools.

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Another team, crew manager Benjamin McAlonen and firefighter Elliott Juggins, were sent minutes later to flat 111, where Denis Murphy had already been found, and from which he had been moved first into flat 112 and then into flat 113.

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Firefighter Elliott Juggins was asked why, having searched the empty flats 111 and 112, he didn't enter 113 and search it too.

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He and Elliott Juggins found the door to flat 111 open.

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That's where McAlonen and Juggins went next, and met the other firefighting team, Peter Herrera and Theresa Orchard, banging on the door.

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